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Five Deadly Venoms (1978)
Wu du (original title)

R 97 min  -  Action  -   12 August 1978 (Hong Kong)
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A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupils, each of whom he taught a unique and special style of kung-fu to: The Centipede... See full summary »

Director:

Cheh Chang

Writers:

Cheh Chang, Kuang Ni
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Cast

Credited cast:
Sheng Chiang Sheng Chiang ...
Philip Kwok Philip Kwok ...
He Yuan-xin, Gecko / Lizard (as Kuo Chui)
Feng Lu Feng Lu ...
Pai Wei Pai Wei ...
Chien Sun Chien Sun ...
Meng Lo Meng Lo ...
Lung Wei Wang Lung Wei Wang ...
Judge
Feng Ku Feng Ku ...
Shu Pei Sun Shu Pei Sun
Huang-hsi Liu Huang-hsi Liu
Lao Shen Lao Shen
Hui Huang Lin Hui Huang Lin
Ching Ho Wang Ching Ho Wang
Han Chen Wang Han Chen Wang
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Szu-ying Chien Szu-ying Chien
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Storyline

A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupils, each of whom he taught a unique and special style of kung-fu to: The Centipede, Snake, Scorpion, Lizard, and Toad (hence the title). His final student, who knows a little of each style must team up with one of the other good students to destroy the evil ones if there are any. Greed and treachery ensue as the student discovers that some of the students are indeed evil. But which one can he trust enough to team up with? Written by Ken McCary <kmccary@amaroq.ces.ncsu.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Kung Fu | Martial Arts | Mask | Murder | Kung Fu Fighting  | See more »

Taglines:

Five Complete Strangers, The Perfect Inheirtence Treasure, What Could Possibly Go Wrong? See more »

Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

(Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Five Venoms See more »

Box Office

Gross:

HKD 1,814,610 (Hong Kong) (12 August 1978)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Shaw Brothers See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Hong Kong:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The "snake" role was originally intended for a woman. See more »

Goofs

Miscellaneous: Near the end where Lizard, Scorpion and the last pupil confront Snake and Centipede at the Snake's home, Lizard addresses Centipede as, "Number 5." The Centipede was actually "Number 1," and was referred to as such throughout the rest of the movie. The Toad was "Number 5," and was referred to as such throughout the rest of the movie. This is undoubtedly an error in the English dubbing, not in the original Chinese dialogue. See more »

Quotes

Yang Tieh: Poison Clan Rocks the world!
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Connections

Featured in Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (2003) See more »